Hose-banding tool.



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APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 5, 1913.

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ATTO R N EY ALBERT HENLEY CAI1\T,.O'F 1R0OIDI'IOUSE, ILLINOIS.

HOSE-BANDING TOOL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 21, 1914.

Application filed June 5, 1913. Serial No. 771,934.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT HENLEY CAIN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Roodhouse, in the county of Greene and State of Illinois,have invented a new and useful Hose-Banding Tool, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention has reference to improvements in tools for applying bandsto hose for strand or piece of wire while being applied to the hose,provision being made for tightly grippin g the wire and holding one endof the wire firmly in position during the operatlon of applying the bandformed of the wire.

The invention will be best understood from a consideration of thefollowing detailed description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings forming a part of this specification with thefurther understanding that while the drawings show a practical form ofthe invention the latter is not confined to any strict conformity withthe showing of the drawings but may be changed and modified so long assuch changes and modifications mark no material departure from thesalient features of the invention.

In the drawings :Figure 1 is a face view of the tool of the presentinvention in opera-j tive relation to a hose and showing the latter incross section. Fig. 2 is an edge view of the tool and hose of Fig. 1 asseen from above. Fig. 3 is an end view of the head portion of the tool.Fig. et is a perspective view of one of the wire engaging blocks or jawsat the head end of the tool. Fig. 5 is a face view of a tool embodyingthe invention but differing in some particulars from the form shown inFig. 1. Fig. 6 is an end view of the head or jaw portion of the toolshown in Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is an edge view of one of the heads or jaws ofthe tool which may be constructed somewhat diflt'erently from theshowing of Fig. 5. Fig. 8 is an end view of the jaw of Fig. 7

Referring to Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4, there are shown two members 1 and 2,which may be substantially alike, with wings 3 and 1, respectivcly,at anintermediate point and arranged to enter one between the others to beunited by a pivot bolt or rivet 5 so that the two members 1 and 2 arejoined after the manner of pliers. Each member 1 and 2 has a handleextension 6 on one side of the pivot and a head or jaw 7 on the otherside of the pivot. lVhile the members 1 and 2 may be constructed in anysuitable manner, it is preferable to make them of sheet metal bent orstamped into appropriate shape, and the jaws 7 are expanded to formtongues 8 between which are lodged blocks 9 each formed with a sideflange '10 against which the tongues 8 may abut, while the body portionof the block is embraced by the tongues, and through the block and thecorresponding portion of the tongues are one or more holes 11 for thepassage of a corresponding number of pivots 12. The blocks 9 are longenough to project laterally from the respective jaw 7 in a directionremote from the hinge connections 3 and at and the end faces 13 of theblocks, that is, the faces remote from the hinge connection are arrangedat a suitable bevel to the length of the respective body member 1 or 2,while those edges of each block indicated at 14:, and which because theyare the most remote one from the other may be termed the outer edges,slope rather sharply toward the respective body member, so that theextremities of the blocks which are farthest separated one from theother are each in the form of a comparatively acute nose 15. From thisnose along the center line of the face 1 1 there is produced a groove 16which is shown as V- shape and quite deep. This groove opens into theface 13 there forming a V-shaped notch 17. c

The structure shown in Figs. 1 to 4C is an operative and desirablestructure, but may be simplified without sacrifice of certain advantages as will appear from the showing of Figs. 5 to 8. In suchlast-named structures there are body members 1" and 2 each formed withtongues or wings 3* and 1 respectively, of substantially identical form,so that the two body members 1 and 2 may be made by a single set ofdies, and the wings 3 and 4* will fit together in a manner to betraversed by a rivet or other pivot member 5 to form the hinge. The

body members have handle extensions -6, as in the structure shown inFig. 1, and are continued to the other side of the pivot 5 in the formof jaws 7 which may be made in one piece with the body members andterminate in an end portion 9" formed with a notch 17 thus replacing theblock 9 of the form shown in Fig. 1. It is not necessary that the jaws 7have the part provided with the notch 17 in one piece therewith, for inthe structure shown in Figs. 7 and 8 there is shown a aw member 7 havingtongues 8 and a U-shaped member 9 formed with a notch 17 and straddlingthe wings 8 and secured thereto by rivets 12. The several examples ofthe different con+ structions which may be employed are sufficient toindicate the wide range of con-.

struction which may be followed, while still retaining the advantageousfeatures of the invention. ,The wings S or 8 and the sides of each jaw 7of the structure shown in Figs. 5 and 6 are so related that a passage 18is defined between them, and this passage extends transversely of andcom,- pletely through the respective jaw 7, or 7 or 7", as the case maybe and is also extended or enlarged lengthwise of the tool.

In the drawings there is indicated a section of hose 19, the showingbeing schematic without any attempt to illustrate structure, and thehose may be considered as such as is commonly employed for conductingliquids or steam. Entering one end of the section 19 of hose is a pipe20 which may be considered as indicative of any suitable structure 'towhich the hose is to be secured, so that the pipe 20 may represent aportion of a coupling, or of a nozzle or of ordinary pipe, to which itis desired to connect the hose.

The tool of the present invention is designed to utilize wire for thepurpose of banding the hose, and in the drawings such wire is indicatedat 21. The wire is assumed to be of appropriate gage and may or may notbe cut into short lengths. The wire 21 is wound one or more times aboutthe hose where the latter is entered by the pipe 20, so as to leave freeends 22, 23. The tool is so manipulated that the jaws 7 are caused toapproach, this being accomplished by moving the handles 6 apart, sinceeach member 1 and 2 is wholly on one side or the other of the hingepivot 5. One free end of the wire, say, the end 22, is lodged in a notch17 of a respective one of the blocks 9, or 17 of a jaw end 9*, or 17 ofthe jaw end 9*, as the case may be, and is also passed through therespective one of the passages 18, the enlarging of which lengthwise ofthe tool greatly facilitates both the introduction of the wire into andits removal from the passage because the latter is of much greatercross-sectional area than the Wire. The

other end 23 of the wire is lodged in the notch of the other jaw, thewire then being bent at a considerable angle. In the form shown in Fig.1, the end 22 may be extended through the respective passage 18 towardthe other head 7 because of the groove 16 in the bevel face 14-. Now, bycausing the handle ends 6 to approach the jaws 7 are moved one away fromthe other, the ends 22 and 23 of the wire being drawn in oppo sitedirections with relation to the hose 1%), thus drawing the wire tightlyabout the hose to any desired extent, the engagement of the wire ends inthe V-shaped notches preventing the wire from slipping. hen the loop ofwire surrounding the hose has been drawn as tightly as desired, the toolis moved about its longitudinal axis which at this time may besubstantially per pendicular to the longitudinal axis of the hose, andthe ends of the wire are brought into side engagement and the wire isformed into one or more twists without loosening up on the binding ofthe wire on the hose, but the wire necessary to form the twists isprovided by a lessening of the pressure upon the handle ends 6, thusallowing the aws 7 to approach. The wire loop will, of course, hold itsplace after the wire has been twisted together, and then the end 23 maybe bent out of the corresponding notch, whereupon the tool is easilymoved to dislodge the wire end 22 from the corresponding notch andwithdraw it from the corresponding passage 18. The ends of the wire maybe twisted off by the act of binding the wire about the hose, or theseends may be afterward cut off by suitable cutting pliers.

The tool is of extremely simple structure and may follow the generallines shown in the drawings and when made of sheet metal, such as sheetsteel bent into shape, the tool may be very cheaplyconstructed. Ofcourse, the parts may be otherwise shaped than shown and may beconstructed of other materials than sheet metal, but these are allstructural details which depend upon contingencies of manufacture, andthe cost of production, and do not in themselves effect the presentinvention, except that the structure of the present invention lendsitself particularly to low cost of manufacture and therefore renders theinvention particularly adapted to the class of work for which it isintended. In the forms shown it is advantageous to have the jaws asshort as practicable in order that their movements may not be too great.Furthermore, the tool may be employed for other purposes than bandinghose.

hat is claimed is 1. A hose banding tool comprising two members hingedtogether and each formed at one end into a handle and at the other intoa jaw portion, each jaw portion having an engaging member formed with anotch located at a point remote from that of the other member and alsohaving a face directed toward the handle portion and formed with alongitudinal groove, and said jaw portion between the grooved part ofthe engaging member and the hinge having a passage transverselytherethrough enlarged lengthwise of the tool and connecting with theinner end of the longitudinal groove.

2. A tool for the purpose described, com prising two members hingedtogether and each located on its respective side of the hingeconnection, each of the two members comprising a handle portion and ajaw portion, with the latter having a part extending away from the jawportion of the other member and terminating in a nose laterallyoutstanding from the jaw portion and from thence on the outer sidebeveled toward the handle portion to which the jaw portion belongs, saidbeveled side being provided. with a longitudinal groove opening throughthe nose to form a notch, and the jaw port-ion between the grooved partand the hinge having a passage transversely therethrough enlarged in thedirection of the length of the tool, the groove having the end remotefrom the notch opening into said passage.

A tool for the purpose described, comprising two members hingedtogether, and each comprising a handle portion on one side of the hingeand a jaw portion on the other side of the hinge, each jaw portionhaving a part extended in a direction away from the other jaw portionand terminating in a nose and from thence on the side toward the hingebeing beveled toward the respective jaw member, said beveled portionhaving a longitudinal groove therein opening through the nose to form anotch, and the jaw portion between the grooved part and the hinge havinga passage therethrough in line with the groove, those parts of theterminal portion of the jaw remote from the hinge being inclined fromthe inner end toward the nose.

4. A tool for the purpose described, comprising two members, each formedof a handle portion and a jaw portion, and intermediately shaped tocoact to form a hinge with both parts of each member on the same side ofthe hinge, the jaw end of each member being divided and expanded, and ablock secured in the divided end of each aw member, said block havingthe face remote from the hinge inclined outwardly and terminating in anose and from thence beveled inwardly toward the jaw member, the beveledface being provided with a V-shaped groove opening through the nose toform a V-shaped notch and leading to the space between the two sides ofthe divided jaw member.

5. A hose banding tool comprising two members hinged together, eachmember having a jaw with a notch opening on that side of the jaw remotefrom the other jaw and each jaw having a passage extending transverselytherethrough and enlarged in a direction lengthwise of the tool.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have heretoaffixed my signa ture in the presence of two witnesses.

ALBERT HENLEY CAIN.

Witnesses:

J. R. MGCONATHY, J. V. HAWK.

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